Graphene: The cutting-edge interaction between chemistry and electrochemistry

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-26

  Martín, Aida ^a   Escarpa, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization; Chemical interaction; Electrochemistry; Graphene; Graphene nanoribbon; Graphene oxide; Nanomaterial; Reduced graphene oxide; Synthesis; Target molecule

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MOLECULES; NANORIBBONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON; GRAPHENE OXIDES; NANOMATERIAL; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; TARGET MOLECULE;

GRAPHENE;

GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE NANORIBBON; GRAPHENE OXIDE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOSENSING; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84896259520     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2013.12.008     Document Type: Review

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